Apartment Therapy: NEWS

Breaking News: Alameda Flea Market... Back On?

Post updated with new developments: Reader Marie sent us a mournful note alerting us to the fact that the Alameda Point Antiques and Collectibles Faire (known to devotees simply as "Alameda"—as in, ...

Sanna Annukka: New Online Shop Opening Soon!

Here is a heads up that Sanna Annukka is restocking her online store and will be back with all sorts of goodies in November... and November is practically here! ...

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Buyolympia.com Gets A New Venue

The DIY enthusiasts at buyolympia.com have just opened their doors to a new gallery and retail space, Land. The lucky people of Portland can now purchase goods directly from their shop instead of wait...

A Peek Around the New Rose and Radish

Rose and Radish may have switched their Hayes Valley digs for a new home on the Embarcadero, but one thing that hasn't changed is their excellent eye for highly covetable goods. Here are a few things ...

Apartment Therapy Blogger Search: SF, Portland & Seattle

Calling all potential bloggers in SF, Portland and Seattle — Apartment Therapy is looking for a few bloggers to help us cover the Northwest and bring their unique voice to our team. Do you love inte...

Polaroid Deadstock at Urban Outfitters Tomorrow!

Got any plans tomorrow? We know that many of you are true-blue Polaroid fans, so we thought we'd pass on this bit of information we just received: Urban Outfitters will be selling deadstock original P...

Smith & Hawken Closing!!!!

While on the hunt for some Adirondack-style chairs (more on that tomorrow), we happened to cruise by the Smith & Hawken website and were surprised to find it no longer active. Turns out it was ann...

Trina Turk Boutique Opens in Burlingame

Though Trina Turk is probably best known for her colorful women's clothing line, the designer has recently started branching out into home accessories to great effect. So we were pleased to hear that ...

Blu Dot Partners with Urban Outfitters for +OO Collection

Blu Dot's designs are much loved around these parts (see the Strut table, One Night Stand sleeper sofa, and Real Good chair to name a few), so when we heard they had partnered with Urban Outfitters to...

Marimekko Slipcovers for Ikea Furniture Via Bemz

The awkward thing about Ikea furniture is that it is so instantly recognizable; guests know immediately where you purchased your sofa or table and no doubt have seen it in several other houses too. Th...

How Would You Like To Be His Neighbor?

Canadian inventor John Hutchison has had to deal with a few complaints about the state of his New Westminster, British Columbia apartment over the years. But the complaints aren't the usual for this...

San Francisco Kitchens Via Japan

Japanese publisher Paumes is known around here for consistently releasing inspiration-packed design books, and now we're happy to announce that they've come out with a new tome devoted solely to the l...

A Few Peeks into the 2009 Decorator Showcase

San Francisco's annual Decorator Showcase is taking place right now, and while we haven't had the chance to go see it for ourselves yet, we have caught sight of a few of the rooms through the power of...

New Print from Ork Posters

Ork Posters' city neighborhood prints took the blogging world by storm when they came out about a year ago. Now they're branching out a bit with this new "Gotta Have Heart" print, available in shades ...

Corona Heights Home (With a Few Surprises)

This massive three-story home in the Corona Heights neighborhood of the city has been featured in several media outlets recently. What makes it so special? Turns out it is green on top, blue on the in...

Urban Hardwoods Opens in San Francisco

While we love looking at the Urban Hardwoods collection of beautiful salvaged wood furniture online, we imagine that one of the best parts of each piece is the actual feel of the wood. Happily, we can...

YBCA Dream House Raffle

click thumbnails for larger picsIf wine country living isn't really your thing, how about a dream home a little closer to the action? Yerba Buena Center for the Arts is currently holding a raffle for...

Historic Cottage (Maybe) Left to Rot

For those readers not from San Francisco, here's a little fact of Bay Area living: We don't have a ton of old buildings around here. Practically the whole city burned down in 1906, and relics of our b...

AIA San Francisco Design Awards 2009

The San Francisco chapter of The American Institute of Architecture recently held its annual Design Awards ceremony honoring excellence in the field. Check out their top three picks after the jump......

Berkeley Hills Home Wins Met Home of the Year

click thumbnails for larger picsOver at Metropolitan Home, they really know how to drum up a little suspense. For days they've been posting the finalists in their Met Home of the Year contest, keepin...

Two Bay Area Met Home Winners

As Metropolitan Home's web site continues its countdown to Met Home of the Year, two Bay Area abodes have snagged spots as finalists. Both homes demonstrate the kind of innovation we like to think we'...

Home Items from Neverland Ranch Up for Auction

Who's bad? We're gonna have to go with Michael Jackson's interior designer. Items from the pop singer's infamous Neverland Ranch are going up for auction, so if you ever wanted a creepy Grandma Fortun...

Peter Raphael Russo Designs

What makes someone a "mastermind"? We couldn't say, but Peter Raphael Russo, with his transformations of Craigslist freebies into functional and fun furnishings, seems to fit the bill......

Design Within Reach Champagne Chair Winners

past winnersEvery year DWR hosts a contest to find the public's most well designed chairs - the catch is that they must be made out of the cage, cork, and foil of no more than two champagne bottles. ...

Shabby Chic Files for Bankruptcy

Call it a sign of these economic (and Mid-Century Modern-crazed) times: Rachel Ashwell's Shabby Chic brand has offically filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection......

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